Electric toaster



"1,466,656 c. E. BARR ET A| v ELECTRIC TOASTER epit. 4, i923.

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lUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLARENCE E. BARR AND THOMAS E. JACKSON, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-FOURTH -'.10 FLORENCE KING ALLEN AND ONE-FOURTH TO WILLIAM M. MERVIN, BOTH OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

ELECTRIC roAs'rER.

Application filed April 17, 1922. Serial No. 554,066.

To all lwhom t may concern:

Be it known that we, CLARENCE E. BARR and. THOMAS EJACKSON, citizens of the United States and of Canada, respectively,

and residents of Detroit, lVayne County,

Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Elec'tric Toaster, of which the following is a specification.

` This invention relates to means adapted to toast both sides of a plurality of slices of bread simultaneously and at the same time heat articles placed on the top plate of the toaster, and its object is to provide a device 'of this character which shall have a maxi` l mum toasting effect,` which can be cheaply constructed and which will not readily get out of order. Y

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a central transverse section of this improved 2.0 toaster. Fi 2 is asection on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. ig. 3 is an inside elevation of one of 'the outer heating elements. Fig. 4 is a similar elevation of the inner heating element. Fi 5 is a bottom plan of the base.

Fig. 6 is a p an' of the topplate. Fig. 7 is a section showing the manner of attaching the supports for the inside heating element to the top plate.' Fig. 8 is a perspective view of this improved toaster. Fig. 9 is a perspective of the toast carrier. l

Similar reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

- This toaster is formed of a base and the parts connected thereto, an inner and two outer heating elements andy the supports therefor, a toast carrier slidable onfthe base between the heating elements and a top plate which is preferably fiat and formed with slots through whichhot air may rise to heat utensils placed thereon. The base is formed with an upper plate 1 and a circumferential ange 2 which is extended downward` at the corners 3. These cornersJ are rounded and in them are secured the legs 4 by means of the bolts r5, and on the tops of these legs wepreferably place a sheet (tot` insulating material, such as indurated fibre, to prevent ready access. to the electric conductors secured to the bottom of-the plate 1. Attached to the inside and outside of the ange 2 at the middle of one of its sides are well known blocks 7 and 8 of insulation which carry the connecting pins 9 having nuts 10 on their inner ends to which the 4connector bars 11 and 12 are attached. These bars will be discussed later on. v

The plate 1 is formed with two slots 13 and the metal at the edges of these slots is turned up into guides 14, as shown in Fig. 1. The toast carrier is formed of a cross bar 15 to which a handle 16 and two longitudinal plates 17 are attached. The free ends of these plates 17 are bent up to constitute fianges 18 which prevent the slices ot' bread from sliding oli' the plate 17 when the carrier is pulled out. The edges 19 of these plates 17, are bent down and in as shownin igs. 1 and 9 and they fit around the flanges 14 on the base 1 and these ianges 1 4 and 19 support and guide the toast carrier. The small tongues 20 may be cut from these plates 17 and bent down as shown in the drawings 'in order to prevent the toast carq rier from being removed from the toaster after it has once been positioned.

The middle or inner heating element consists of a sheet of mica 22 formed with parallel rows of holes 23 in which a tape 24 of heat resisting metal, such as nicrome metal. is laced back and forth as shown in Fig. 4. Mounted in the plate land insulated therefrom by means of washers 25 ot non-conducting material, are the bolts 26 having eyes 27 at their upper ends to which this tape 24 may be attached by means of screws 28.

This sheet of mica is held between two supporting frames consisting of the top bars 30 and the side bars 31, these top bars having lianges 32 which are spaced a short distance from the top platey l33 of the toaster and permit air to pass between them and this top plate, which air escapes through the slots 29. The side bars 31 are also formed with anges 34 as shown in Fig. 2 and their outer edges 35 tit between the ianges 36 of the upright channels37. The upper ends of these channels 37 are bent inward to constitute the flanges 38, as shown in Fig. 7, and these flanges are secured -to the top plate 33 by means of bolts 39.

Bolts 4()a extend throughthe top bar 30 and side bars 31 and through the sheet 22 of mica and. thus constitute a rigid structure, which, after it is positioned between the channels 37, is very rigid. The channels 37 are formed with tongues 40 at their lower ends which extend through slots in in the opposite side bars, as shown in Figs.

1 and 2. These spacers are positioned before the supporting devices are attached to the mica sheet.

The outerheating elements are supported in upright casings, each of which comprises a back 44 which leans inwardly, sides 45 and inturned flanges 46. At the bottom of the back are tongues 47 which extend through small slots in the plate 1 and thus secure these casings to the base.

. The top edges of the backs 44 are turned outward to formthe flanges 48 which are secured to the top plate 33 by means of bolts49.

The heating tape 50 is wound Ona sheet 51 of mica provided with holes 52 through which the tape is woven. In Fig. 4 the sheet 22 is. shown with the tape 24 passing back and forth through the holes 23 so as to have a substantially equal amount of tape on each side ofthe mica. In Fig. 3, however, the tape 50 is shown to be principally on the inner side of the mica and the short parts 53 of the tape are exposed by means of the holes 54 which are cut through the mica in order that the heat from these connecting portions 53 may be radiated inwardly toward the toast.

In order to prevent as much asv possible a loss of heat from this tape 50 outward, an additional sheet 55 of mica is .placed on the outer side Jof the sheet 51. This outer sheet of mica is backed by a plate 56 of metal Whose vertical edges yare bent outward-to constitute the' flanges 57 which engage the back 44 of the end casings. On

the .inner side of the sheet 51 is a frame consisting of the side bars 58 and top bar the two sheets ofv mica through the frame and through the back plate 56. The side and top edges of this frame are bent inward and then upward to constitute the anges 62 and.63, the flanges 63 of the side bars of the :frame being in engagement with the 'inturned -flanges 46 of the outer casings whereby the whole structureis sei curely positioned.

Spacersv 64 'are also provided. with connectmg portlons 65,` which connect them. m. palrs, are mounted in the lianges of these Side bars 58, as described in connecincense tion with the guide bars 42,'but the shape of these spacers 64 differs slightly from the spacers 42.

If desired, handles 66 may be mounted in the bracket 67 which may be attached to the inclined back portions 44 of the outer upper end of these bolts by means ofscrews 73.

Referring now to Fig. 5, it will be noticed that the conductor 12 extends from one of the contact pins 9 to one ofthe screws 69.

The other screw 69 of this same heating Aelement is connected to a screw 26 of the yinner heating element by means of a conductor bar 71. The other screw 26 of the inner heating element is connected to a screw 69 of the second outer heating element by means of a conductor bar 72 While the conductor bar 1l connects the second screw 69 of the second outer `heating element to the other contact pin 9. The current therefore passes in series through all three of the heating tapes 24 and 50. It is obvious that any electrician can connect any one or more of these heating elementsin parallel if desired.

Slots 74 may be formed in the base plate 1 to admit air which rises between the backs 44 of the end ycasin s and the backing plates 56 and escapes t rough the slots 75 inthe top 33. This air becomes quite hot and is available for heating the plates on which the toastis to be served and for heating othercontainers.

The details of construction and the proportions of the parts may all be changed by those skilled in the art Without departing from the spirit of ourinvention as set forth .in the following claims.

We claimtv 1. A toaster comprising av base, a top, a series -of parallel heating elementsv extending substantially the length of the toaster, between the base and the top, and casings for -the outer heating elements. 59 lvvhich'are secured tothe back plate 56 by means of the bolts 60 which pass through` ments consisting of .a sheet of mica having a series of holes, a tape of resistance metal laced through said holes so that there is substantially the lsame amount 'of tape on each side of. the mica, and means connectingto the sheet of mica and to thel base and top.

3. A 'toaster' comprising' a base, a top, a series of heatingr elements extending between the base and fthetop, one of said elements consisting of a sheet of mica having a series of holes, a ta e of resistance metal laced through said 018s .S0 that there i8 ilo of the mica, a frame extending along the side edges and top of each side of the mica Sheet, and channel bars extending along the side edges of said frames. and connecting to the base and top.

5. A toaster comprising a base, a top, a series of heating elements extending substantially the length of the toaster between the base and the top, casings for the outer heating elements, and a toast carrier embodying plates slidable longitudinally of the toaster between said heating elements and means connecting the plates.

6. A toaster comprising a base, a top, a series of heating elements extending substantially the full length of the toaster between the base and the top, casings for the outer heating elements, means to support the inner heating element, and guard wires extending longitudinally of the toaster across said heating elements.

7. A toaster comprising a base, a top and a pair of heating elements extending between the base and top, each consistinglof a sheet of non-conducting heat resisting material having a series of holes in pairs, a tape of resistant metal laced through said holes so that a major portion is on the inner side of thesheet and a minor portion on the outside of the sheet, a secondsheet of such material outside each of the perforated sheets, and means connected to the base and top to secure the heating elements in position.

8. toaster comprising a base, a top and a pair of heating elements extending betweenthe base and top, each consisting of a sheet of non-conducting heat resisting material having a seriesof tape of resistant metal -laced through said holes` so that a major portion is on the inner s1de of the sheet and a minor portion on holes in pairs, a

'tached to said base and top.

9. A toaster comprising a base, a top and a pair of Iheating elements' extending .be-

tween the base and top, each consisting of a sheet of non-conducting heatresisting material having a series of holes in airs, a tape of resistance metal laced throug said holes so that a major portion is on the inner side of the sheet and a minor-portion on the outside of the sheet, a second sheet of such material outside each of the perforated sheets, a frame consisting of side and top bars attached to the inner side of each perforated sheet and having inwardly extending flanges along its side edges, a, plate lying against each outer sheet and having outwardly extendin flanges along its side edges, bolts to unite t esheets, frame and'plates of. each heating element, and a casing for each heating element comprising ay side and end flanges extending around the anges of said frame and plate, said casing being connected to said base and top.. y

1'0.y AV toaster comprising abase, a top and a pair of heating elements extending between the base and top, each consisting of a sheet of non-conducting heat resistingvmaterial having a series of holes in pairs, a tape of resistant metal laced through said yholes so that a major portion is on the inner side of the sheet anda minor ortion on the outside of the sheet, a secon such materialr outside each of the perforated sheets, and means connected to the base land top to secure the heating elements in position, said perforated sheets being formed with larger holes between said pairs' of holes to permit the heat of the tape on the outer side of the sheet to pass inward.

11. A toaster comprising a base, a top, a series of heating elements. extending besheet of f.

tween the base and the top, and casings for the outer heating elementsysaid base and top being perforated to permit upward flow of heatedA air.

CLARENCE E.v BARR. THoMAs E. JACKSON.

meenam/aa@ 1,466,656-0la7'ence E. Barr and Thomas 'E'. Jackson, Detroit, Mich. ELECTRIC TOASTER.

by the assignee, Hawy C. Le Vine. Hereby enters this disclaimer to that partogf the claims in-said specification which are in the following Words, to Wit: f l

- 1. A toaster comprising a base, a top, 4a series of parallel heating elements extending substantially the length of the toaster, between 'the base and the top, and casings for the louter heating elements.

"6. A toaster lcomprising a base, a top, a series of heating elements extending substantially the ,full length of the toaster between the base and the' top, casings for the outer heating elements, means to support the yinnen heating element, and guard Wires extending longitudinally of the toaster across said vheating eleriients.y

[Oficial Gazette May 26, 1.931.]

Patent dated September 4, 19,23. y Disclaimer filed May 11, 1931 

